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Polyphony (Artist), Stephen Layton (Artist)
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (October 12, 2004)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Hyperion UK
  • ASIN: B00030NU4A
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #126,613 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #11 in  Music > Classical > Featured Composers, A-Z > ( C ) > Cornelius, Peter
    #17 in  Music > Classical > Featured Composers, A-Z > ( L ) > Lauridsen, Morten
    #28 in  Music > Classical > Featured Composers, A-Z > ( H ) > Howells, Herbert

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1. No. 3. Sing Lullaby
2. All this time
3. O Morgenstern
4. No. 2. A Spotless Rose

On this CD:
  1. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)
    Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  2. Carol-Anthems (3) for chorus No. 3. Sing Lullaby
    Composed by Herbert Howells
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  3. Christmas Carols (4) for chorus All this time
    Composed by William Walton
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  4. Ave Maris Stella, for double chorus
    Composed by Edvard Grieg
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  5. Die Könige
    Composed by Peter Cornelius
    with Robert Rice
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  6. Magnificat Antiphones (7), for chorus O Morgenstern
    Composed by Arvo Part
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  7. Magnificat, for chorus
    Composed by Arvo Part
    with Rachel Elliott
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  8. Nativity Carol
    Composed by John Rutter
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  9. The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol, folk song for chorus (arranged by Dana Perna)
    Composed by Percy Grainger
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  10. A Hymn to the Virgin, for double chorus
    Composed by Benjamin Britten
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  11. Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child, for soloist & chorus, Op 25b
    Composed by Kenneth Leighton
    with Emma Preston-Dunlop
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  12. Away in a manger (Tune: Cradle Song) (New English Hymnal 22)
    Composed by William James Kirkpatrick
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  13. O Magnum Mysterium, for chorus
    Composed by Morten Lauridsen
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  14. Bethlehem Down
    Composed by Peter Warlock
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  15. Carol-Anthems (3) for chorus No. 2. A Spotless Rose
    Composed by Herbert Howells
    with Colin Campbell
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  16. Chorale on an Old French Carol, for double chorus
    Composed by Benjamin Britten
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  17. What cheer?, for chorus
    Composed by William Walton
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  18. Lullaby my Jesus, for chorus (arr. by Andrew Carter from Capriol Suite)
    Composed by Peter Warlock
    Conducted by Stephen Layton

  19. Shepherd's Pipe Carol
    Composed by John Rutter
    Conducted by Stephen Layton


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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Choral perfectionists., February 19, 2007
By Benjamin L. Filippone (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This is an essential Christmas choral CD. The program itself is fabulous and unique, lacking the tacky "favorites" found on most recordings of this type. Entirely a cappella except for two Rutter arrangements with orchestra. Not a single track is lacking in depth and sincerity.

Polyphony is one phenomenal choir. For its small size, it has truly unmatched sustaining power and control (demonstrated most astonishingly in Lauridsen's O Magnum Mysterium and the end of Howells' A Spotless Rose). The only disappointment on the entire disc is Grieg's gorgeous "Ave Maris Stella" in which, for whatever reason, the men sing with a rather unblended and even wobbly sound while the women are almost entirely straight-tone. "Sing Lullaby" by Howells is a priceless gem worth several times the cost of this CD....a powerfully haunting piece performed here to utter perfection and taste. You will also find what is most assuredly the most perfect and definitive recording of "O Magnum Mysterium" to be found anywhere. The balance and length of line this incredibly gifted ensemble achieves in this too-often-performed piece will leave you breathless.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sublimely beautiful!, February 1, 2005
Heavenly music, beautifully captured in a location with fantastic acoustics. This is music that needs to be heard on headphones or outstanding surround sound to be really appreciated. Here I am in February still listening to this CD of Xmas music... it's very calming to the soul. I can't recommend this highly enough.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasurable listening long after other music bores, May 7, 2009
If the Yuletide season seems to be a combination of tidal wave (shopping and rush) and excruciating boredom from musical tracks that should have, long-ago, worn out and died, this CD is probably the best candidate there is for relaxing from the rush and enlivening the season with renewed listening pleasure.
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